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Manuals-Seloc or Clymer Ken at 1:49am 11.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/868 I am thinking of purchasing a Yanmar manual and would be interested in hearing opinions on the above
Watermaker Forum Over >>> Sorry Guys Rick D at 12:29am 11.27.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/898 Well, it appears this Expert Forum has expired without further posts from Russ. I didn't get a respo
Reduction of Speed due to bottom paint Kory at 12:10am 11.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1017 I am thinking of mooring my boat this coming up season (Puget Sound). I have heard that bottom pain
Another newbie question Ed6905 at 11:56pm 11.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/830 I want to know about keeping a 'ships log' of sorts to remind me where I came from and how far I've
Head bulkheads R at 10:26pm 11.26.04 Big Boats 5/1099 Hello all happy holidays,Anyone have any experience / solutions to replacing the material that cove
Trailering a C30 cmorin at 8:55pm 11.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/913 I was on the Catalina 30 Association website looking at pictures and saw one of a C30 on a trailer (
Trailer Zen24602 at 1:18pm 11.26.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1362 How hard do you think it is to get a new or used triler for any given swing keel sailboat 22 to 25 f
Is a short footed mainsail better in wind? Richard Lanier at 11:56am 11.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1261 I have a chance to buy an extra main sail for my 1982 Hunter 30. The foot measurement is eighteen in
My New odayowners.com Cap Joaozinho at 10:42am 11.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/776 My new odayowners.com cap just arrived. This thing kills! It's going to make getting through the win
battery charging George Kosta at 9:54am 11.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/889 HI, Since most of you who own a Mac I presume, trailer it, to store it, rather than having it at a s
Reverse Thrust Bud22569 at 9:00am 11.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/928 I have an H22 with a 7.5 HP Merc outboard. There is plenty of power in forward. Reverse borders on
Battery vs. Refrigerator Tony Thomas at 8:47am 11.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/910 I am looking at getting a mini-refrigerator for the boat. Does anyone know how many batteries I will
Replacement stanchions for 1984 Hunter 31 Steve at 8:20am 11.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/2090 Looking for a replacement stanchion for my 1984 Hunter 31. Any leads will be greatly appreciatedTh
Winter cover for Cat 30 . question on covering John at 7:57am 11.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/981 I am covering a 77 Catalina 30 for the winter. Using two tarps,one from the bow to the mast and one
Is it Just me Rich18890 at 7:24am 11.26.04 Ask All Sailors 34/2012 I keep seeing posts where people say "I new to sailing" maybe it the gas shortage or maybe people a
Absorbed Glass Mat Batteries Bing13178 at 7:13am 11.26.04 Trailer Sailors 11/2012 Has anybody had any experience with AGM batteries? How do they compare with deep cycle in the trail
sling decals? sean21266 at 7:04am 11.26.04 Ask All Sailors 5/5267 The yard that hauled my O'day 25 had trouble figuring out exactly where to position their travel lif
How to remove the muffler? Stephen OBrien at 5:13am 11.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/942 The muffler is mounted through the wall the separates the engine compartment from the rest of the hu
Motor Bracket Bad Obsession at 3:05am 11.26.04 Smaller Boats 5/921 On my Hunter 22 I have a lifting engine bracket. The wood piece that the motor mounts onto is getti
LifeSling - arethey not good on a 42 -45 foot boat Chip Willis at 12:15am 11.26.04 Ask All Sailors 20/2885 Is a life sling not for use on a 42 to 45' boat. Are they too log of in length to use that amount or

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Servicing the Maxwell Winches Bolander at 10:57am 02.26.21 This site has some drawings too: go to "Owner Resources" in the top bar, then click on "General Dow
Servicing the Maxwell Winches Bolander at 10:53am 02.26.21 Below are links to two Youtube videos and thread on servicing your Maxwell winches. Contact Arco-H
"Multi Ring Deck Organizer" DArcy at 10:53am 02.26.21 Lead rings are becoming quite common and this deck organizer seems to be very similar. Might even be
"Multi Ring Deck Organizer" rgranger at 10:52am 02.26.21 I have not used those but I have used the low friction rings as a subsitute for a block. So far no
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:51am 02.26.21 Rick; Engineers at Hunter, Catalina and others did not think of the mast being alot of drag but your
Terminology rgranger at 10:50am 02.26.21 On my boat if I raised the staysail foot by not very much the aft end of the boom would contact the
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. DayDreamer41 at 10:46am 02.26.21 @Ralph Johnstone is that an inline blower to evacuate the engine room? nice looking install and a ve
Funny Friday!!! (4) rgranger at 10:46am 02.26.21 190820 Well.... okay! Now that I'm being honest..... this one too... 190821 Happy FRIDAY! 19082
Looking for O'Day 25 Trailer or similar Tandem Axle Crazy Dave Condon at 10:44am 02.26.21 better to have the correct measurements and the specific keel.
Terminology Johnb at 10:40am 02.26.21 On my boat if I raised the staysail foot by not very much the aft end of the boom would contact the
Leaking keel on a Hunter 31 rgranger at 10:39am 02.26.21 That makes sense. What is the solution? Grind the spot down, epoxy and bottom paint? So that is wh
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 02.26.21 This is what you should have, as shown on our 1999 H-310 with a Yanmar 2GM20F. d back several inche
H26 Rudder Doug J at 10:27am 02.26.21 CaptainRan, don't know if you already took care of this but here is a mod I posted. In one of the p
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? DayDreamer41 at 10:26am 02.26.21 You are from Saskatchewan? That's about as far from any ocean as I could imagine living. Where are
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? Michael Davis at 10:22am 02.26.21 Perhaps you should consider this boat thing as an adventure with different stages, requiring differ
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. JamesG161 at 10:15am 02.26.21 That PYI bellows looks crushed too, if it is a PYI. Jim...
Consolidating primary fuel filters JamesG161 at 10:13am 02.26.21 I've never bled a Yanmar They are quite easy to bleed. They have vented nuts to start at bottom a
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. DayDreamer41 at 10:04am 02.26.21 I sure hope that the OP responds with an update as to how this mystery notch came to light.
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 10:04am 02.26.21 Care Preston. Running out in a blow ("We had it close hauled in 20 gusts to 25 last weekend") with
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 10:03am 02.26.21 I don't think anyone sleeps in 20 knots + while anchored.

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